Health and well-being

Access to good health and well-being is a human right and the foundation of human prosperity. Although significant progress has been made in improving the health of billions of people since 2000, major hurdles remain — particularly in developing countries, where women and children are most vulnerable. 

UNU’s health-related research untangles the growing social, economic, and environmental complexity that threatens to outpace the ability of governments and communities to manage the well-being of their citizens. Our work assesses key elements of healthy development to ensure they are reinforced by health policy.

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Gendered Realities From the UNU-IIGH Symposium on Workplace Violence and Safety for CHWs

During the 2025 CHW Symposium, UNU-IIGH & Imarisha Consortium partners organised a virtual event on gendered WPV in community healthcare settings

03 Dec 2025

Blog Post

Workshop: Strengthening CHW policies through a gender responsive tool

UNU-IIGH co-organised this virtual workshop in partnership with UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia on the occasion of the 2025 CHW symposium

03 Dec 2025

News

Circumventing Biology to Cure One of the Most Prevalent Diseases of the Continent

This course equipped researchers in the Americas with cutting-edge tools to study mosquito-borne RNA viruses using infectious DNA clones

29 Nov 2025

Blog Post

Success stories from South and Southeast Asia: Organising as a tool to achieve regularisation and recognition

UNU-IIGH co-organised this virtual event in partnership with Public Services International on the occasion of the 2025 CHW symposium

27 Nov 2025

Event

Imarisha Webinar | Rethinking How We Address Gendered Workplace Violence in Primary Healthcare Settings: Open Dialogue with Abi Badru

Held during 16 Days of Activism against GBV, the webinar aims to explore how to address the gender dimensions of workplace violence in PHC settings

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News

Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes as Integrated Solutions

A session at the International Forum for Sustainable Asia & the Pacific 2025 discussed how landscape approaches can address environmental challenges.

13 Nov 2025

Event

UNU-IIGH’s Gender and Health Hub at the 4th International Community Health Workers Symposium

UNU-IIGH co-organised three virtual events in partnership with PSI, UNICEF, and the Imarisha Consortium, on the occasion of the 2025 CHW symposium

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